falcate

English

Etymology

Latin falx (“sickle”) +‎ -ate (“resembling”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfælkeɪt/

Falcate leaf form.

Adjective

falcate (comparative more falcate, superlative most falcate)

1. (zoology and botany) Shaped like a sickle.

Synonyms

• falcation
• falciform
• falcular
• drepaniform

Related terms

• defalcate

Translations

shaped like a sickle

• Bulgarian: сърповиден (sǎrpoviden)
• Finnish: sirppimäinen
• Polish: sierpowaty (pl)
• Portuguese: falcado (pt) m

Anagrams

• facetal

Italian

Noun

falcate f

1. plural of falcata

Adjective

falcate f

1. feminine plural of falcato

Latin

Adjective

falcāte

1. vocative masculine singular of falcātus